Isn't like all of Snap's revenue from ads which it doesn't pay Apple a commission on? https://t.co/L7a1y5cW7P

— Austin Johnsen (@AustinJ) May 21, 2021

Basically the Snoke/Palpatine plotline in the latest trilogy… https://t.co/xSMpLQ8KcO

— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) May 20, 2021

Tim Cook claiming he does’t know if the Apple Store makes a profit is the most brazen and unbelievable thing I’ve ever heard in a hearing.

— Daniel Emery (@DemeryUK) May 21, 2021

would like a limited edition print of this courtroom sketch of tim cook, thankshttps://t.co/jDJZY5stpo pic.twitter.com/NnumSptuqG

— Christopher Mims (@mims) May 21, 2021

And “carefully tended ignorance” will have been exactly what his lawyers were going for. https://t.co/pa8EpwtdJ2

— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) May 21, 2021

"It has nothing to do with money."

Tim Cook presented Apple as a principled company obsessively focused on benefiting its users in his first-ever court appearance this morning. https://t.co/ygfNj1GjDp

— Rishi Iyengar (@Iyengarish) May 21, 2021

ahahahahahahahha. Ok, sure. https://t.co/BimWD2jN4M pic.twitter.com/4YPXDUUYTm

— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) May 21, 2021

“when Cook was asked about Apple’s deal with Google that keeps the search engine as the default on iOS. Cook said he didn’t remember the specific numbers.” ???https://t.co/0EFwStJuWO

— Michael Gartenberg (@Gartenberg) May 21, 2021

It’s incredible to hear Tim Cook argue the iPhone App Store faces competition from app stores on … other devices.https://t.co/axaP3r8jQS

— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) May 21, 2021

The Judge is pressing Tim Cook now... *mini thread* all paraphrasing:

You said you focus on users. I've seen evidence that lots of revenue comes from gamers. A v significant amount, right?

Cook agrees games are the majority of in-app purchase

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) May 21, 2021

Apple's lawyer tried to introduce a news article today regarding @Snapchat saying they are fine paying the 30% commission.

The judge wouldn't allow it.

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) May 21, 2021

Apple's @tim_cook says App Store would be 'toxic' mess without control, gets harsh questions from judge in #epicvapple trial https://t.co/w780WNWDSq via @YahooNews #AFP

— Rob Lever (@rleverafp) May 21, 2021

I'm far more okay with a company of the size and scale of Snap paying Apple's 30% tax than small indies and people just getting their app off the ground. That's why the drop to 15% under $1 million was a good start. The anticompetitive arguments still exist without arguing %. https://t.co/eb01Bg3hZT

— Steve Streza ?⛔ (@SteveStreza) May 21, 2021

I just spit out my coffee at this:

Lawyer: What’s it like to try to switch from an iPhone to Android?

Tim Cook: "It’s gotten much easier."

I would love watch Tim try to move all his iPhone data to a Samsung phone!

I’ve lost whole days trying.https://t.co/axaP3r8jQS

— Geoffrey A. Fowler (@geoffreyfowler) May 21, 2021

A bit of courtroom drama this morning as Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stand in the Epic v Apple trial. Because Covid, the public can actually listen to it live. But if you just want to read the important updates, we'll be posting them live here. https://t.co/txkURim1Y4

— Reed Albergotti (@ReedAlbergotti) May 21, 2021

I don't see how, even if true, this information makes @EpicGames 's claims irrelevant. Regardless, App store fees need more competition, this probably is a dog and pony show to pretend their is not a oligopoly

— The Good News Network (@Danbiohackinman) May 20, 2021

On this last day of Epic v. Apple I think I'll weigh in.

I really think both sets of lawyers have given it their best and are leaving it all in the court room. Ultimately whichever lawyer wants it more will win. https://t.co/EviAAWLn2c

— John Vechey (@johnvechey) May 21, 2021

Last day of Epic v. Apple testimony starts in 20! Apple is calling Tim Cook to bring its side home, with a brief followup by Apple’s expert infosec witness Aviel Rubin. https://t.co/elaLheYHJJ

— Adi Robertson (@thedextriarchy) May 21, 2021

This trial has had nothing like a Perry Mason Moment, but if you were a Hollywood director making a film on it you'd focus almost entirely on the last 90m and specifically the last 5m.

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) May 21, 2021

Cook on the stand answering questions about App Store curation and approvals: “We’re not making a moral judgement on them, if that’s what you’re asking"

Here are the App Store review guidelines, where the first rule is about "objectionable content" https://t.co/1sezhv5thj

— Stephen Nellis (@StephenNellis) May 21, 2021

Snapchat, Twitter, etc. all make the lion's share of their $$$ by collecting user data and selling it, not through direct purchases via apps. https://t.co/DJA8dWSHeJ

— Corvak (@Corvak) May 21, 2021

Schiller got away clean, but Cook is coming off terribly under cross examination. Sure seems like he’s lying about not being aware of certain things, flat out denying things that require nuance to deny, etc. https://t.co/DDn31g4DeC

— David Barnard (@drbarnard) May 21, 2021

This is a good example of a strategy credit since Snapchat makes money from ads not in-app purchases so it costs them nothing to suck up to Apple.

Would be different if they were celebrating if Apple asked for 30% of ad revenue from iOS apps. https://t.co/DWUEqSkznS

— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) May 21, 2021

Cook says he doesn't remember the exact number of dollars Google pays to be the default search engine on the iPhone and says he doesn't know if the DoJ estimate is correct. He also says he doesn't know why Google did the deal.
"You would have to ask them what they pay for."

— Stephen Nellis (@StephenNellis) May 21, 2021

This is part of my problem in objectively considering arguments about various aspects of the App Store. As much as I complain about Apple, I wouldn’t have built a software business if it weren’t for the App Store. I’m genuinely grateful for that and don’t begrudge Apple the 30%. https://t.co/LVkkw9OoSk

— David Barnard (@drbarnard) May 21, 2021

What someone who wants to be acquired by Apple would sayhttps://t.co/EsCz3InDpE

— Andrew Woodberry??? (@XRandrew) May 21, 2021

I suppose this boils down to Cook just not being as knowledgable about the App Store and all the nuance. Schiller was not only heavily involved since before the App Store even launched, but has been the Apple exec most engaged in every aspect of the App Store these past 13 years.

— David Barnard (@drbarnard) May 21, 2021

I have no idea if Epic will win or lose but the judge's questions to Tim Cook right now are as pointed as it gets https://t.co/z3lPDpnCvJ

— nilay patel (@reckless) May 21, 2021

After 3 hours on the stand with a small break?#Apple CEO #TimCook flashes the peace sign ✌️ just like he did heading in!

No smoking guns with some pointed back and forths with #Epic #fortnite lawyers

1st time on the witness stand in a courtroom for $aapl boss uneventful pic.twitter.com/TcnAUTkBwq

— Susan Li (@SusanLiTV) May 21, 2021

Imagine people arguing in 1998 that Microsoft deserves 30% of all software sales with zero alternatives allowed lmao

— Ben Thompson (@benthompson) May 21, 2021

Live blogging Tim Cook’s testimony here, lots of privacy talk so far https://t.co/k2mGjkkgOY

— Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) May 21, 2021

Apple Accuses Microsoft of Using Epic in Legal Attack - yeah, because Microsoft and Tim Sweeney of Epic have *never* had massive public fight about UWP apps and the Microsoft Store being too controlling for Epic https://t.co/i4gx2CZ8rW

— Mary Branscombe (@marypcbuk) May 21, 2021

hope some body asks tim apple why the iPad still does not have multi-user support https://t.co/NcqXG5JkIt

— darth™ (@darth) May 21, 2021

Tim Cook defended against accusations that Apple's an illegal monopoly, via its tight grip on apps & purchases in its App Store.

The judge sounded skeptical: "The lack of competition on the 30% [commission Apple charges] is something that is troubling."https://t.co/kZhMWyslvM

— Shannon Bond (@shannonpareil) May 21, 2021

Evan gets it. You can’t credit Apple for helping you grow and then after you’re big you’re mad and saying they won’t allow me to grow https://t.co/fvraGSZsC7

— Tyler Marion ? (@iamtylertmarion) May 21, 2021

tim cook having to utter the words "I'm not a gamer" on record is why the epic v apple trial is good

— Megan Farokhmanesh (@Megan_Nicolett) May 21, 2021

No, it's akin to if you buy an iPhone at Best Buy, and in the box there's information directing you to their website WHICH IS LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENS https://t.co/1ISPOetTaS

— Sage Griffin ?️‍⚧️?️‍? (@sgrif) May 21, 2021

Apparently making sure that the app store has incredibly puritanical rules counts as "limited, obviously" https://t.co/3PwPAf2Tnp

— Sage Griffin ?️‍⚧️?️‍? (@sgrif) May 21, 2021

Overall a good day for Tim Cook. No real headlines that can be used against Apple in the future. The thing the press has latched on to is Judge YGR's pointed questioning, but only within the frame of "wow she's skeptical."

— Pitts (@pitts_man) May 21, 2021

“Carefully tended ignorance” is very well put. https://t.co/cKmhr14FUo

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) May 21, 2021

I would submit that YGR's last barrage was pretty dramatic. She clearly was skeptical that what Apple reaps from game developers is justified by what Apple provides or that it faces real competitive on either IAP rates or for attracting developers. https://t.co/YPQc7t6KTk

— Stephen Nellis (@StephenNellis) May 21, 2021

Judge: ok but let's talk banking apps. I suspect other than the $99 annual fee you don't charge Wells Fargo -- correct, Cook says -- but you are charging gamers, who subsidise the banking apps, no?

(Great questioning)

— Patrick McGee (@PatrickMcGee_) May 21, 2021

Tim Cook Defends Apple's App Store Rules, Calls Maker Of Fortnite 'Malicious' https://t.co/o65mdsNX5D

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) May 21, 2021

A federal judge took on Apple CEO Tim Cook in a series of sharp exchanges Friday — as Cook testified in a trial over concerns about Apple's practices and a lack of competition in its App Store.https://t.co/r0x3PLYHi9

— NPR (@NPR) May 22, 2021

"I think they have a choice today," Cook said. "They have a choice between many different Android models or an iPhone. That iPhone has a certain set of principles behind it, from safety and security to privacy."https://t.co/ZF2qsUue6A

— John FitzGerald (@TheTweetOfJohn) May 22, 2021

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in his first-ever courtroom testimony, said customers demand a level of safety, security and privacy on iPhones. Providing that service depends on the money Apple earns from the commission, he said. https://t.co/iMeo6atY4Z

— NPR (@NPR) May 21, 2021